Does the free product offer automatic program updates ?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

I’m new to avast! and I’m sure I read somewhere that automatic program updates are not available in the free version of the product, but that might be old information ?

I have my settings as follows, currently on 9.0.2007 :-

  • Program Update set to Automatic Update
  • My computer is permanently connected to the internet
  • Auto-update every 240 minute
  • All three options ticked

The Update window reports there is a new version available, but is not doing anything with it automatically.

TIA for any help.

Nigel

2

Yes… but program updates are spread over weeks to ease server load

You can always do it manually if you want it now…

3

Thanks, Pondus. Good to know, although I suppose that with new program updates coming out quite frequently, there is a chance I could never make it to the top of the auto-update queue ? :slight_smile:

4

The release of program updates generally isn’t that frequent, but in the case of a major upgrade like avast 2014, is still very early days.

5

Makes sense, DavidR.

I started using the product at the tail end of the 2013 versions, so I saw 2014 and versions 2006, 2007 and 2008 released quite quickly. I expect that should slow down at the 2014 platform stabilises and then it’s not too much of an issue.

Manual updates for the timebeing, I think.

Cheers,

Nigel